What is an e-signature?

An average workday in many businesses is filled with paperwork -- contracts and documents that need to be filled out, signed, and returned. An e-signature, or electronic signature, is a term for any document that is executed and signed electronically, without the use of paper. In common practice, such documents are often signed in a method directly analogous to a paper document: by applying the signer’s name, either typed or hand-drawn using a mouse or touch screen.

Businesses and professionals often use e-signatures to save time and reduce costs, with electronic documents transmitting to clients much faster than postal mail. Additionally, ease of use is also a concern, with many customers dissatisfied with the difficulty of faxing, scanning, and returning a signed contract in an age when these tools are no longer widely used.

How does Citrix help your business use e-signatures?

Citrix RightSignature is an all-in-one, easy to use solution to help your business get all your important documents signed electronically. RightSignature offers a single guided experience to help you and your clients upload, transmit, fill out, sign, and return electronic contracts and documents with no scanning or faxing, and help at every step of the way.

Use RightSignature for complicated projects, such as documents with multiple signers, or to mass distribute documents such as Benefits Enrollment Forms. RightSignature can also help support your business’s data security and industry compliance efforts with bank-level encryption and security features.